TPI Replay: Beijing’s Grand Strategy, With Matt Pottinger

<p>Host James M. Lindsay sits down with senior advisor at the Marathon Initiative and chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Matt Pottinger, to discuss China’s ambitions and what they mean for the United States. (This is a rebroadcast.)</p> <p> </p> <p>Articles Mentioned in the Podcast</p> <p> </p> <p>Michael Beckley and Hal Brands, “<a href='https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-10-01/end-chinas-rise'>The End of China’s Rise</a>,” Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2021</p> <p> </p> <p>Bilahari Kausikan, “<a href='https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/18/us-china-asia-pacific-geopolitics-alliances/'>In U.S.-China Standoff, Is America a Reliable Ally?</a>,” Foreign Policy, October 18, 2021</p> <p> </p> <p>Matt Pottinger, “<a href='https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/asia/2021-08-23/beijings-american-hustle'>Beijing’s American Hustle</a>,” Foreign Affairs (September/October 2021)</p> <p> </p> <p>Liza Tobin, “<a href='https://tnsr.org/2018/11/xis-vision-for-transforming-global-governance-a-strategic-challenge-for-washington-and-its-allies/'>Xi’s Vision for Transforming Global Governance: A Strategic Challenge for Washington and Its Allies</a>,” Texas National Security Review (November 2018)</p> <p> </p> <p>Books Mentioned</p> <p> </p> <p>Dan Blumenthal, <a href='https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/the-china-nightmare-the-grand-ambitions-of-a-decaying-state/'>The China Nightmare: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State</a>, (AEI Press, 2020)</p> <p> </p> <p>Rush Doshi, <a href='https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brookings.edu%2Fessay%2Fthe-long-game-chinas-grand-strategy-to-displace-american-order%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmgach%40cfr.org%7Cb2e1e5a0cd514d285ca908d9931da9fd%7C146cc3db32f24b3c815625bcc3553464%7C0%7C0%7C637702577878954553%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ZFY7I9czXbwvxEuD3DlpUdR421Hi%2B3%2B0r4R8ACm%2FaKc%3D&reserved=0'>The Long Game: Chi